Professional
Speaker headshots, no photographer
A real frame from this shoot.
Conference programs print your face at thumbnail size beside a title, and event screens blow it up to three meters. Speaker headshots need a bold, clean composition — a touch of personality in the wardrobe, a seamless studio backdrop, sharp eyes — that reads at both extremes.
You want one headshot that every event organizer can drop into a program, a badge or a stage screen without asking for a different crop. The session takes a few selfies as its only input; the Creative attire on studio gray preset supplies the lens, the light and the wardrobe for speaker headshots, and your likeness supplies everything else. The speaker headshots you like can be retouched, moved to a different backdrop or upscaled for a printed program without shooting again.
What this session solves
- Every event asks for a headshot and you send a different one each time
- The last one was cropped from a panel photo with someone's shoulder in it
- Your talks are about creativity and your photo says accounting
- Organizers need a high-resolution file, not a screenshot
The shot list
Shoot Professional Headshot with the attire and backdrop below
Speaker headshots need studio light and a clean backdrop; both are built into the brief.
Professional HeadshotEven out skin and eyes with Face Retouch
Keeps the headshot natural at the size a profile shows it.
Face RetouchChange the backdrop later without reshooting
When a website redesign calls for a different look, speaker headshots move to a new backdrop in seconds.
Background ChangerBefore you book
What size file do organizers need?
Shoot at Pro finish, then upscale to 8 or 16 megapixels. That covers a printed program and a stage screen; keep the file on your contact sheet and download it whenever it is requested.
Can I get a landscape version for a website banner?
Send the headshot to Expand Photo and choose 16:9. The studio backdrop continues seamlessly into the wider frame with room for your name and talk title.
What do speaker headshots cost in credits?
A Standard run from one selfie is 4 credits, plus 2 for each extra selfie you attach. Pro is 12 and Max is 44 for print-grade detail. New accounts start with 4 free credits.
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